Loving school board votes down motion to dissolve labor board

CARLSBAD &GT;&GT; The Loving Municipal School Board on Tuesday voted down a motion to rescind the district's Labor Management Relations Resolution.

The resolution, which has been in place since May 2009, establishes a labor relations board and allows for collective bargaining and conflict resolution between the district and its union members. Had the motion passed, the district's labor board would have been dissolved, a move that would send all labor issues before the state's labor relations board, according to Superintendent Ann McIlroy.

The issue, which failed in a 3-2 vote — Frank Chacon, Lynn Ballard and Rick Fuentes dissenting — is expected to come before board members again soon. The board also voted to table a motion naming a management representative to the board, requesting more information on the outcome of a decision to dissolve the resolution.